The Argentine is known as one of the game’s great innovators, displaying his tactical nous during his time in charge of Chile and Athletic Bilbao (among others), but it’s not only on the pitch where he does things differently.

Bielsa famously eschews the traditional place in the dugout, choosing to sit on a cooler instead (or just crouching when there’s no cooler available), while his interview technique is as out-of-the-ordinary as his patented 3-3-1-3 formation.

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Bielsa went before the cameras with his interpreter in tow – fair enough, he’s not been in England long and can be forgiven for not being fluent in the language.

However, normally in this scenario, a manager would give his answer to the interpreter, who would relay it to the interviewer. Instead, the interpreter whispered the translation directly to Bielsa so he could answer in the reporter’s native tongue… very succinctly, we might add.

The Leeds boss isn’t the first manager to attract attention for his use of an interpreter, of course, and not even the first Argentine.

Mauricio Pochettino, now in charge of Tottenham, had an interpreter by his side for his first few months in charge of Southampton, to the point that fans began a running joke over him refusing to learn English purely to spite the press.

It seemed to work out okay for him, earning him a move to Spurs, and Bielsa’s unique approach may well continue as long as the results keep coming.

Even as he becomes more fluent in English, if he wants to be able to take his time over his words then who are we to stand in his way?

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